Ji Deqiang is Professor of International Communication, Vice Dean of the MOE Joint Institute of International Communication Research, Research Fellow of the State Key Laboratory of Media Convergence and Communication, Communication University of China (CUC). His research covers several interrelated fields including media and digitization, political economy of communication, and international communication. Recently, his research centers on the platformization of Chinese society driven by the complex power dynamics by internet giants, state agencies, and the public. He is the author of two monographs namely Digitizing China: The Political Economy of China’s Digital Switchover (2019) and Imagining International Communication beyond Borders (2024). He also edited five books and published many academic papers in international journals such as International Communication Gazette , Chinese Journal of Communication , Media, Culture & Society , Javnost-the Public , Global Media and China . He was the Vice Chair of the International Communication Section of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) between 2016 and 2024. He is the Associate Editor of Communication Monographs, Managing Editor of Journal of Transcultural Communication, Commissioning Editor of Global Media and China.